EDC 102 Research: Education Level of the Community
What is the question?
What is the average education level of the community? High school vs college.
What does this question mean?
This question is asking the average education level of the people that make up the community in which the school is located, comparing those who have a high school degree to those that have a college degree.
Why might this question be useful in a context report?
This question can be useful in a context report because it shows the average education level of the people in the community. This helps the reader get an idea of the people who make up the majority of the town. If there are more people who have obtained a college degree, the community is likely to be more wealthy with its residents holding higher paying jobs. This information will also tell the reader how much the parents of the children in the school district you are reporting on have achieved and how much they value a good education.
Where did you look for answers for this question?
Go to http://www.census.gov/ and search for your town in Rhode Island in the search bar on the right-hand side of the screen.
Put the mouse over "Fact Sheet" on the tool bar on the left-hand side of the screen and click on "Fact Sheet"
Click on the link, "show more" next to "Social Characteristics"
Scroll down to "Educational Attainment" and view statistics
Percentages of "high school graduate or higher" and "bachelor's degree or higher" are at the bottom of this list.
Educational Attainment: This is for the town of Lincoln
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
14,462
100.0
Less than 9th grade
1,040
7.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,598
11.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
3,750
25.9
Some college, no degree
2,644
18.3
Associate degree
1,102
7.6
Bachelor's degree
2,432
16.8
Graduate or professional degree
1,896
13.1
Percent high school graduate or higher
81.8
(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
29.9
(X)
*The top portion of the information (in blue) shows more specifically the levels of education attained. **The bottom (in red) compares the number of high school graduates to that of college graduates, what the question is really asking you to find.
EDC 102 Research: Education Level of the Community
What is the question?
What is the average education level of the community? High school vs college.What does this question mean?
This question is asking the average education level of the people that make up the community in which the school is located, comparing those who have a high school degree to those that have a college degree.Why might this question be useful in a context report?
This question can be useful in a context report because it shows the average education level of the people in the community. This helps the reader get an idea of the people who make up the majority of the town. If there are more people who have obtained a college degree, the community is likely to be more wealthy with its residents holding higher paying jobs. This information will also tell the reader how much the parents of the children in the school district you are reporting on have achieved and how much they value a good education.Where did you look for answers for this question?
For Example...
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=06000US4400741500&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on
This link helped me tremendously. It showed me the exact table that is presented below.
Educational Attainment: This is for the town of Lincoln
**The bottom (in red) compares the number of high school graduates to that of college graduates, what the question is really asking you to find.